10 years ago, as a parent, I consulted many study abroad institutions in Beijing and wanted to know the situation of my children studying abroad. At that time, Canadian study abroad institutions quoted 18,000-25,000 yuan. For a working class, this price is indeed not low. Later I decided to apply for a school and a visa myself. After going through this DIY process, I have indeed mastered a skill, which is also the reason why I decided to work as a study abroad consultant many years ago.
Until today, I still believe that if parents have a certain level of English and have enough time to understand the foreign education status and visa policies, DIY is the first choice. Otherwise, it is recommended to choose a study abroad institution.
Study abroad institutions are professional service institutions after all, and as service industries, they have their own reasons. Study abroad institutions mainly apply for school and visa applications. Taking applying for Canadian high schools as an example, you must first understand the school profiles in major provinces and cities, and provide options for parents and students. In addition, you must find a guardian locally (candals over 25 years old or hold maple leaf card are eligible. Even if parents accompany them to study, they need to entrust a guardian for the students until the students become adults). Study abroad institutions must also choose a host family with their families, be familiar with Canada's education system, and provide parents with consultation services after studying abroad.
As we all know, the Canadian visa pass rate is about 80%, and different periods may vary, which generally float around this level. An overly low pass rate requires the study abroad consultant to correctly understand and grasp the Canadian visa policy and properly handle the application documents according to the actual situation of different applicants. There was once a case where parents issued a large deposit certificate 10 years ago (enough to cover all the fees in high school and college), and there was still a "funding problem" in the reasons for refusal. Sometimes it is really difficult to grasp, which requires accumulation of experience and file processing skills.
Everything has its pros and cons. Be careful when choosing a study abroad institution. This tests parents' IQ very much, because many parents like to browse and query information from study abroad institutions online, and will also go to institutions to consult on the spot. This is normal, but some parents are either dazzled or accidentally fall into the trap of bad institutions. Cases in this area occur from time to time.
Although I recommend parents with conditions to DIY. However, during the visa application process, special attention is still needed and we must carefully study visa policies and requirements. If there is a bias in understanding, the risk of being rejected is high.
I once took over a case like this. During the DIY process, parents often consult me for some detailed questions, and I answered them carefully because I understand such parents. I also started from 0 and knew that they would encounter various questions during this process.
After receiving the admission letter from a Canadian high school, the parent submitted a visa application. At that time, it was only two and a half months before the start of school for the student, and the time was very tight (I used to prepare visa application materials after applying for the school, and once I received the formal admission letter, I submitted a visa application. In recent years, Canada's visa application cases have been severely backlogged and the trial time is completely uncontrollable. There is no other way to submit it as soon as possible). Unexpectedly, the parent made a mistake in understanding the visa type, and the application documents submitted made it impossible for the visa officer to identify them, so the trial was suspended. After I found the root cause of the problem, I suggested that parents press the correct visa type to resubmit, but the visa was rejected. The parents finally entrust me to apply again.
Given that time is very tight, I skipped the process of applying for transfer of from the Canadian Immigration Department, carefully sorted out the application documents, submitted the visa application again, and finally passed the test successfully. At the last moment, I got the visa and the child arrived in Canada successfully.
